A Vocabulary Management Solution (VMS) provides the tools for a software knowledge management system that can be used on both intranets and extranets for managing taxonomies, thesauri, classification schemes, and provides users with the capability to control files and indexes. Vocabulary Management Solutions will generally provide users with configurable record structures, intranet and extranet client/servernetworking, Web based user interface for all editorial tasks, and web-based indexing tools that allow for easy searching and browsing.